A Pragmatist, UCLA's Chancellor Runs Into Protests and PoliticsAlbert Carnesale

By PATRICK HEALY

He wants to focus on academic issues; students demand vocal
opposition to Proposition 209

With great pride, Chancellor Albert Carnesale announced last
March that the University of California at Los Angeles had just
admitted the most academically competitive freshman class in its
history. The proclamation underscored his plans to make U.C.L.A.
one of the world's best universities. It was also a